The Modesto Bee is our area's premier source of news and information, and the leading provider of advertising options in the communities we serve. We produce top-quality, intensely local digital and print products 365 days per year — and have for more than a century.

Legacy of Service in our Community: The Modesto Bee, under various names and ownership, has been published daily since 1884, when the paper was known as the Daily Evening News. In 1924 The Daily News merged with the Modesto News-Herald and became the Modesto News-Herald. The newspaper was purchased by the McClatchy family in 1924, becoming the family’s third newspaper after The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Bee, and officially became The Modesto Bee and News-Herald in 1933. The name was shortened to The Modesto Bee in 1975.

Circulation Area:  The Modesto Bee is delivered to homes and business in six counties. They are Stanislaus County (the primary market), southern San Joaquin County, Merced County, Tuolumne County, Calaveras County and parts of Mariposa County.